This Would Be Biggest Change to US Defenses in 70 Years

Vice President Mike Pence gestures during an event on the creation of a US Space Force Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Vice President Mike Pence gestures during an event on the creation of a US Space Force Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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"Space force all the way!" So tweeted President Trump on Thursday after his VP outlined the White House vision to have a new US Space Force in operation in a scant two years. This would be no small feat: Mike Pence detailed a plan in which the Space Force would be a sixth military service on par with the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard—and the first new addition since the Air Force came along in 1947, reports the Washington Post. Details:

Why? The Pentagon increasingly relies on space technology—satellites, for example—and the White House argues that it's time for a dedicated force to protect American interests above, particularly from Russia and China. “Just as we’ve done in ages past, the United States will meet the emerging threats on this new battlefield,” said Pence. “The time has come to establish the United States Space Force.”

Congress' role: Only Congress can create a new branch of the military, and Pence promised that the White House would work closely with members and produce a budget for it next year, reports the AP. Bipartisan support seems to be there: GOP Rep. Mike Rogers and Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper, members of the House Armed Services panel, said in a joint statement that the move is overdue and would "result in a safer, stronger America.”

The first mission of Trump's "Space Farce" will be to rescue all those 'child sex slaves' from that Democratic Child Sex Slave Colony On Mars that Alex Jones built from narco-dollars by selling pot in Austin.

Nasochkas

Aug 10, 2018 12:30 PM CDT

We're men, we're men in spacesuits (tight spacesuits!). And we float around in orbit looking for fights!

Iqiniso alisabalulekile

Aug 10, 2018 11:45 AM CDT

Trump's "Space Farce Academy" will be located around the corner from Ronnie Raygun's "SDI Imaginarium" in the country known as "Conservative Never Never Was Created Land." Republican chirren admitted free... naturally.